The travelling show, which opens May 18, features 32 photographs of people and their tattoos and includes four audio stations, six videos and 30 text panels.

Called “My Story, My Tattoo” the exhibit from Wellington County Museum and Archives shows that tattoos are “living images that reveal important stories about residents, communities and the tattoo phenomenon,” Brockville Museum officials said in a release.

“Participants in the travelling exhibit represent every walk of life – everyone from a cancer survivor to teachers and their students, a firefighter and a farmer,” the museum added.

Chris Piccinetti, a Guelph photographer and graphic designer for the County of Wellington, photographed the subjects.

“We’re excited by the opportunity to explore the contemporary expression of this historic art form here in Brockville and hope that it allows us to reach a new audience in an engaging and meaningful way,” said museum director Natalie Wood.

“As an art exhibition, it is inspiring and unique, and we’re fortunate to be one of just a handful of museums in the province to host this beautiful installation.”

On May 31, the museum will celebrate the exhibit with live tattoo demonstrations, hands-on activities, a DJ, food and a cash bar.